Carbureter attachment.



En WALDMETER.

CARBURETER ATTACHMENT.

' APPUCATIOH FILED MAY 10. ms.

Patented. May 9, 1916.

mm it me con mm: inoisn hat I, Elu'lL'E i'ihaummnm, a and e resident ,l v limited Am.

in the county of l illi'lSOil and ppi, lzi imi l on KID-I rlmi'etcr lift of wh moving is a speci i ms invenumn relates to gay and more 1211 .iculm'iy to El def ing' the "cholie thereof.

Kin llllPOlLllZii oijcct oi the invention is l the pro. 2i regulating 1 Wicca especial] L use in comm .an with engine l starters, end operuced seat of a vehicle ilO close the P11 ihe curbureier in older to with more gneolene re is. made 'i'ichei.

' to provide a device of may he munufncbui'ed at L and appli d .io (1211's and engines of on lV eoi'xsii'u lion, and one iil'l lllfl:

which 15 durable and elliii-ienl. in c 1 mi'posc for which it is designed.

n 1 We ll wenew wee lm'oii'cis cepelne oi reee i g; :i vaz-iefiy of mechzuncul expressions one of which, for she purpose oi? illustreti See imehtion, is shown in the ac- 'a'wiiiq in which- I ion'iobilc shmfngg; the inven'iion applied thefse'to. 1s a side elevation of he carhurelier, in normal position, the lever for operi2 1.1L hoke valve thereof alum.

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7 om, ,2 th ZOPOI'JL'IIOIL means; 111 longitudinal sec- 'is View similar to in operated or closed position is a detail perspective of i eons Sl10\'\'fi.lI1 8.

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fie'l'ei'rme; more particularly to the accommciers indicate similar parts the nua vehicle having 8 and carbul p of e l) e the op of the engine 8, sl ..l'11S lever exienris ti'ansvereely' of the 8 has a depending portion 12 which is Specification 0 Letters Patent.

turning to uh sic 11 action 01 l as to conform generally to the aidnt per ls of the engine. The depending 1011 i]. of the lBJQI terminates adjacent LO i-lie cei'o'uretez' and being mm l to be closed shown in Fig. to a u the ensiipply in order to permitoe fed to the-carbui'eter. 0 its normal open 4 .1 of a spring 15 in choice valve construcend of the lever' me end flexible conneci wees under :1 roller 1.7 e dash board of the vehicle 6, '.ol said connection being sed 18 slidubly mounted in a hmel et l ii is secured to the steering poet T W means of the split collar 20. The collar 5 i iiu'ciidcd with a slot 21 which ends i fmgitudinaliy of the bracket 19 for a major poi'iion of its length and which is adapted to receive a laterally projecting pin curried the rod 18 when the letter is in normal position. The piovision of the mits of tie rod 1 being 11..-

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Unis be found necessary ge the pin from the "elve 15 has reached the cl ,sing position. the rod 18 is pulled upi. is made to oscillate hreeket 11 thus eausle and dosing the After the pin 22 is disengaged from the slot 21 the rod is given :1. slight tum to prevent fihe parts i'e- (rmal positions under the he spring 13, said pin then engaging che upper end of the bracke When it is desired to return the parts normal position, the rod is then turned the pin to reg; with the slot, hen said rod will be drawn downwardly by said ep ing 3 claim:

L. Li a ehicle, she combination Wlbll an engin :1 c gun-(filer and a steering posh; 0i

OSCL 12:" lever pivoted to said engine, one end if lever being connected to the choke valve of the cerbureter of the engine,

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end of lever, a bracket carried by said steering post and having a longitudinal slot therein, and an operating rod secured to said flexible connectionand having the laterally extending pin normally engaging the slot in said bracket, sail rod being adapted to be moved longitudinally ofthe bracket to WithtlIitW said pin from the slot and operate said choke valve.

2. In a vehicle, the combination With an engine, a carburetor and a steering post; of an oscillating lever pivoted. to said engine, one end of said lever being connected to the choke valve of the carburetor of the engine, a flexible connection secured to the other end of said lever, a bracket carried by said steering post and having a longitudinal slot therein, and a rod slidable in said bracket and having a pin engaging said slot, said rod being adapted to be pulled to operate said choke valve and rotated to cause said pin to engage one end of said bracket whereby the valve is held in operated position.

3. In a vehicle, the combination with an engine, a carbureter and a steering post; of an oscillating lever pivoted to said engine, one end of said lever being connected to the choke valve of the carbureter of the engine, a flexible connection. secured to the other end of said lever, a bracket carried by said steering post and hav' 1g longitudinal slot therein, and rod slidable in said bracket and having a pin engaging said slot, said rod being adapted to be pulled to operate choke valve and rotated to cause said pin to engage one end of said bracket whereby the valve is held in operated posicrate said choke valve, and means connecting said lever with the choke valve of the carburetor for permitting operation of said rod after said valve has been actuated.

5'. in a vehicle, the combination with an engine, a carburetor and a steering post; of

an oscillating lever pivoted'to said engine, a bracket having a longitudinal slot secured to said steering post, a rod slidable in said bracket and having a pin engaging -said slot, a flexible connection between said rod and the lever for oscillating the same/to operate said choke valve, said rod being adapted to be rotated after the valve has been operated to cause said pin to engage the end of the bracket whereby the parts are prevented from returning to normal position.

In a vehicle, the combination With an engine, a carbureter; of a lever pivoted to said engine andhaving one end thereof connected to the choke valve of the carbureter, and a slidable rod for actuating said lever to operate said valve, said rod being adapted to be rotated after said operation to prevent return thereof to its normal position.

EMILE WVALDMEIER- 

